Jeremiah 6:16 says:
This is what the Lord says, “Stop at the crossroads and look around. Ask for the old, godly way, and walk in it. Travel its path, and you will find rest for your souls.”

In a culture that is in love with the idea of progress, what is from the past is seen as outdated, backwards and even wrong. The thinking is that the values, ideals and ways of the present are superior to those of the past because we have advanced. We know more. We have greater understanding. We’re the result of progress.

To be sure, we would all be able to name things that are better now than they used to be. But what C.S. Lewis calls, “chronological snobbery,” often robs people of the timeless truths that make for what could be called simply, “a good life.” After all, we live in God’s world. We don’t just get to reinvent reality because we have more collective knowledge. Wisdom is what we need for a good life. It’s not contrary to knowledge. In fact, it is applied knowledge.

God still calls us to live by the wisdom of His Word. His intention? That we might live. In our new sermon series, we will pursue God’s wisdom as we read Proverbs together in our Journey Through the Bible. We are asking God for that old, godly way, that we might walk in it, and find rest for our souls.